虚伪

xū wěi · xu wei

Traditional 虛偽

Meaning

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  1. false
  2. hypocritical
  3. artificial
  4. sham

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2 examples
01

他(tā)嘴(zuǐ)上(shàng)说(shuō)关(guān)心(xīn)大(dà)家(jiā),其(qí)实(shí)很(hěn)虚(xū)伪(wěi)。

He says he cares about everyone, but he's actually very hypocritical.

02

她(tā)讨(tǎo)厌(yàn)虚(xū)伪(wěi)的(de)客(kè)套(tào)话(huà),喜(xǐ)欢(huan)有(yǒu)话(huà)直(zhí)说(shuō)。

She dislikes hypocritical pleasantries and prefers to speak frankly.

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